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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz 0.1-1999.8 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 50/35/10 W, Medium: 10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - N-type + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC Mains or 13.8V DC
Current RX 550-900 mA Max 3.2 A ?
TX 3.6-7.6 A Max 12 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1994 and 199x in Japan Between 1999 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
140 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL for TX is standard while CTCSS/PL for RX is optional. Triple RX Same as model E, but with color LCD instead.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003210E ICOM-IC-DELTA-000100H ICOM-IC-R009000L